Registry of Italians Residing Abroad (AIRE)

2015-06-08

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The AIRE was established by Law no. 470 1988. Registering with the AIRE is a right and duty of the citizen and is a prerequisite for use of certain services provided by diplomatic and consular missions abroad, as well as for the exercise of important rights.

For general information on the AIRE and the requirements for registering with the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, click here.

If you reside in the consular district of Washington, D.C. you can send your application and all other correspondence regarding the AIRE:

As is the case in Italy with the municipalities, citizens living abroad must notify the Consular Office of any changes when they occur:

changes of address;

changes in marital status (marriage, divorce, widowhood);

births of children, adoptions, and deaths.

To communicate updates, download the appropriate form at the bottom of this page.

Italian citizens should also advise the Consular Office in the following cases:

if you are permanently relocating to Italy. To learn what to do before you leave the United States and after your permanent move to Italy, click here;

if you lose your Italian citizenship.

In the case of transfer to another consular district:

Italian citizens resident abroad who transfer to another consular district must notify the new Consular Office governing their place of residence within 90 days, which shall, in turn, inform the Municipality in Italy and the Italian Consular Office in which the citizen was previously resident.